Posts written by Mary Ann Amari

Mile High Urban CX Chaos is a fall urban race in Denver. Gates Carbon Drive cyclocross team members volunteered as course marshals at this year’s race, helping direct traffic and aid adaptive riders. For all the team members, it was an honor to help support the race. The event featured races in junior, senior and adaptive categories. Riders had to climb steep hills (we helped young riders carry their bikes up the steep hill), drop into a construction-zone pit, weave in and out of cones on pavement, and try to not spin out on the muddy, icy, snowy dirt piles. We were all inspired by the adaptive riders who powered through the course not one time, but twice. Thanks to the sponsors and coordinators for putting on a great race.

Ryan McFarling directing traffic before a drop off in the Juniors race.

Yep, test riding a gorgeous Norco Ceres with Carbon Drive System. Aside from the incredible fun, the shifting is fantastic and I caught myself saying “kchunk kchunk kchunk” as I shifted the Alfine 8 Speed IGH. I guess I missed the sound after so many years of it being there. The shifting is so smooth, and the hills? That’s where I I really feel the difference between a chain and the CDS. The Carbon Drive is getting me up those hills much faster than I would be able to on my old bike. Truth be told, I’m not in good enough shape to be making it up these hills and slopes as fast am I on this bike. But damn I’m having a ball!